“Physics was not enough to win, in the future I will try to win the championship belt” – Vikhrov on his debut in the 1 × 1 tournament

Starter of the 1×1 Liga Stavok — B1BOX tournament, bronze medalist of the VTB United League with “Zenith” Artem Vikhrov told that he did not have enough physical strength to win the competition.

On Thursday, Vikhrov lost in the final of the fifth round of 1×1 Liga Stavok – B1BOX against Vladislav Meleshkin with a score of 10:12 and took second place. In the match for third place, Olympic bronze medalist Anton Ponkrashov defeated Yegor Tikanov – 11:8.

— The tournament was very cool, everything was perfectly organized! It was interesting for me to play in the 1×1 format. It is interesting, first of all, because everything depends only on you, but at the same time you have an additional responsibility. Therefore, it is very curious to test you in this capacity. I will definitely participate in the next round.

What prevented you from winning the final? A little lack of strength. It’s just my first time playing 1×1 and I think I miscalculated them a bit. However, I did not expect to reach such a stage, I did not save my strength until the final and I gave the best in each match. Lacks a bit of “physics”. In the future, of course, I will try to take revenge and win the championship belt for myself,” Vikhrov told .

B1BOX is a 1×1 basketball tournament, matches take place in the basketball octagon. The 2022/23 season consists of seven rounds, each involving 12 athletes. According to the results of each round, its champion and the owner of the championship belt are determined. Based on the results of seven rounds, the winner of the entire championship is revealed, who becomes the owner of the championship belt.

Competitions within the framework of the fifth round took place in the sports complex “Territory of the ball”, the live broadcast was carried out by the television channel “”.